A Vital Life Lesson
A Guru once told his three senior disciples that their final examination was approaching. He warned them to remain vigilant, because the test could come anytime and in any form. A few days later, he asked them to cross a dense forest and reach a nearby village before sunrise. The three disciples set out on their journey. As they were walking through the forest, they encountered a large pile of sharp thorns blocking the path. The first disciple stepped back, gathered momentum, and leapt over the thorns with great effort, landing safely on the other side. The second disciple looked around, climbed a nearby tree, carefully moved along a branch that stretched across the path, and jumped down beyond the thorns. The third disciple quietly placed his travel bundle on the ground and began removing the thorns one by one from the path. The other two disciples watched him in disbelief. “What are you doing?” they asked impatiently. “Why waste time? We must reach the village before morn...